AUBURN — A 20-year veteran of the New England comedy scene, Portland’s Dennis Fogg will headline the Maine Event Comedy Summer Showcase at  8 p.m., Friday, June 19.  Fogg will be joined by Anna Conathan, Kwasi Mensah, Kevin Neales, Stephen Cloutier, Angela Merrill and host Mark Turcotte.

 

Fogg’s comedy and his restaurant, Uncle Andy’s Diner in South Portland, were featured on an episode of the Food Network’s “Restaurant Impossible” last summer. Although the show’s host thought food and comedy weren’t a good mix, Fogg has made it work for the 11 years he’s owned the family-run establishment. He’s entertained audiences throughout New England and beyond and was a finalist in the professional division of last year’s Funniest Comic on the East Coast Contest at Mohegan Sun.

 

Conathan has performed at the Improv and the Comedy Store in Los Angeles as well as Gotham and the Boston Comedy Club in New York. She was featured as a “new face” in the Montreal Comedy Festival, and opened for Paula Poundstone at the National Organization for Women’s annual conference.

 

Mensah has featured in the LA Scripted Comedy Festival, Chicago’s Snubfest, the Boston Comedy Arts Festival and the Cleveland Comedy Festival Showcase. He runs the monthly showcase “Standup++” and co-hosts “Stand Up Sit Down,” a show that combines laughs with learning.

 

Neales has performed at the Comedy Studio and The Ice House in Pasadena,Calif. the Maine Comedy Festival and Laughing Skull Comedy Festival.

 

Merrill produces her own shows in Bridgton and Fryeburg, and Cloutier was part of the 2014 LAME Comedy Fest.

 

Advance tickets are $10 ($12 at the door) and may be purchased at maineeventcomedy.com. Seating is general admission and doors open at 7 p.m. The show is for ages 21-and-older. The Fireside Inn is at 1777 Washington St. FMI, call 207-513-0742 or email [email protected].